moodybooty

You get a lot more interesting stories at the club and NAIA level. As a young adult, you have a lot more things to think about than a sport; kids to feed, dreams to pursue, families to uplift.. D1 doesn’t allow much grace for that. I really do wish there was more holistic coverage in wrestling. We have space for it as a fringe sport. Would love to hear more about the guys that can’t necessarily live the sheltered lifestyle of a full time career, but still get after it.

Glazier taking out Ferrari has gotta be the biggest upset outside of 125lbs so far, no?

Didn’t watch it yet, but found this from yesterday on a quick search:

A lot of these athletes are working while wrestling. Chris Campbell was working full-time at a law firm when he medaled at worlds. They ended up finding out through a news clip, and then subsidized his training leading up to the Olympics!

Clarissa Chun turned a first year program into the top ranked program pretty fast with a young roster. Who wouldn’t be excited to end up in Iowa City?

The more inclusive term would be ‘Italianx.’ Please get with the times.

I beg to differ. Those sharpie signatures are gonna last forever. Got a few dry erase boards to prove it.

I’ve been hearing more and more career stories as the season gets rolling, and it made me wonder about the community here. Did you wrestle in college? What was it like for you, both the wrestling and the lifestyle? I tried to walk-on to the NCAA team, quickly discovered meal points and boxed wine, then joined the club team by the end of my first semester. Didn’t compete too much, but was happy to fall in love with the sport in a new way!

We’ll make you one next season.

Watched my first live basketball game last night. I could get used to hearing a crowd full of THREEs!

I was surprised to see Nahshon gassing up at 65KG, but I’m glad he got it done!

The USA Greco results, or using the gentlemanly titles?

I’m not one to say what losing 5kg feels like.. but he looked like an Olympic champ last week. I’d love to see him give Sebastian a Silver next year.

At least Latin America includes a 65kg spot at the Olympics. (Fwiw, i think we’ll have that spot secured pretty easily.) Outside of recent success, I think a lot of resources and skills have trickled throughout the hemisphere thanks to the RTCs, and I appreciate that! For every Sebastian Rivera in Jersey or Darian Cruz in PA, I’m sure there’s four younger ones with the same name in Arecibo that will have more - and better - opportunities to wrestle in the future.

That's fair. I'm letting recency bias take over. It's crazy to think that Kyle Snyder's younger than David Taylor, yet took over his weight a few years earlier.